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Editorials

You don’t need to be in a relationship to appreciate Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is generally seen as a day for lovers, so it’s understandable why some may not look favorably on it. But if you’re alone today, don’t use it as an excuse to retreat. There are different kinds of love and plenty of ways to show it that are not romantic. Think back ...

State need quicker permits

Gov. Josh Shapiro has taken preliminary efforts to speed up licenses and permits across the breadth of Pennsylvania’s state government. That’s a good thing after reading a recent Centre Square report showing bureaucratic intransigency is driving up the cost to deliver natural gas to ...

PPL customers deserve honest answers on billing issues

One-hundred-and-two year old PPL Corp. has long been a provider of electricity to heat and power thousands of homes, businesses, hospitals and industries in our region. Perhaps your family member or neighbor work for the utility. The company has built a reputation of service and ...

The ticking clocks of Pennsylvania’s poor bridges

For the people on the Fern Hollow Bridge on Jan. 28, 2022, the unthinkable happened in a heartbeat. There was a banging sound. There was confusion. Was it a crash? There was a drop. One moment, it was a normal Friday morning, driving in the snowy January weather. The next, a 50-year-old ...

Interaction with police is important

Horrific incidents like the Jan. 10 death of Tyre Nichols resulting from an encounter with Memphis, Tenn., police put pressure on law enforcement departments across America not to fall victim to similar tragic circumstances and outcomes. It remains the opinion of millions of Americans that ...

Lawmakers need grip, not grope

Perhaps because the state Legislature traditionally has been an overwhelmingly male bastion, it has an equally long history of failing to take seriously claims of sexual harassment. In recent years, lawmakers have allowed hundreds of thousands of dollars to be used to settle harassment ...